Annals of Saudi medicine
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2017
Validation of the Arabic version of the score for allergic rhinitis tool.
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common inflammation of the nasal mucosa in response to allergen exposure. We translated and validated the Score for Allergic Rhinitis (SFAR) into an Arabic version so that the disease can be studied in an Arabic population. ⋯ The absence of objective allergy testing.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2017
Risk of pneumonia among patients with splenectomy: a retrospective population-based cohort study.
People without a spleen are particularly susceptible to various overwhelming infections including pneumonia. Although the association between splenectomy and pneumonia has been previously studied, there has been no study using the national claims data. ⋯ ICD-9 codes do not differentiate if pneumonia is caused by a viral, a bacterial or unspecified organisms, and some behavioral factors like smoking could not be ascertained directly.